Summary
Even though this one ventured into the "let's play with whether or not Mulder is Jewish" irrelevancy, I've found things to like about this story over time. It did not originally strike me as a strong episode of course, and it would hardly make anyone's "most memorable" list, but as I read somewhere, the love story aspect of this one was compelling enough to make it interesting. Otherwise, the cultural myth that presented itself as an x-file — which reminded me of Hell Money in a way — wasn't quite fleshed out enough to make it successful.
Best or Worst Moment
As I write these in present day season eight with nothing better to do with my TXF time, I've gotten into the habit of studying DD's reaction work. He's impressed me several times in scenes or portions thereof where he says absolutely nothing. This episode features one such instance which — by itself — guarantees that I'll occasionally watch this again. Ariel is describing the significance of the wedding "ring" (let's not get into the logistics of wearing that thing and not killing someone, but it was a good story) and at various moments, the camera catches Mulder looking at Scully from behind. You can come up with a lot of interesting interpretations about what he might have been thinking.
Original Rating: * *
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